Museum at the Bighorns
Explore Sheridan County’s stories through the museum’s current exhibits and programs.
Visitor details ↗Bighorn & Northeast / Find your place
Sheridan
Western craft · Local collections · Creekside paths
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Sheridan.
Mix a downtown museum and Western craft collection with a public park or signed trail. The Bighorn Mountains form a separate mountain outing, with seasonal conditions determining access.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
Don King Western Museum
Discover Western saddlery and related collections, checking current museum visiting arrangements.
Visitor details ↗Sheridan parks and trails
Use the official town-area park and trail guide to choose a public path suited to the day.
Visitor details ↗Eat & drink
Use the linked visitor dining directory to choose a local stop around Sheridan. Confirm menus, opening days and any reservation requirements with the business.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around Sheridan. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Explore Sheridan places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Sheridan. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Wyoming photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- The Mint Bar, a downtown landmark built in 1907 in Sheridan, Wyoming, where "meet you at the Mint" is still (in 2015) a common expression — Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- The Occidental Hotel in downtown Buffalo, Wyoming. Established in 1880, the hotel once hosted many legendary figures of the Old West, including Butch Cassidy and the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, Calamity Jane Cannary, Buffalo Bill Cody, and a young Theodore Roosevelt — Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Gillette, Wyoming seen from Overlook Park.jpg — Mr. Satterly, CC0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Sheridan, Buffalo, Gillette. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic county boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.